- A powerful and engaging theme
- A recurrent media theme (famous criminals , the women they fascinate, ordinary life behind bars.
- Astonishing cross-section of women's profiles in these stories
- A fresh look at the prison world
- For a public of books on news items and the world of incarceration

He was behind bars, she fell in love

Their names are as varied as their professions.: prison guards, students, special educators, nurses. Sometimes married, some have children, other love cats, some have ideals. There are many profiles of these women, yet all have fallen in love with the same profile, a criminal. Passionate and discreet, they rarely talk about their offbeat relationship, and are often frowned upon by the public. Through the story of their romances with criminals - from the unlikely meeting to the possible construction of a life together, through the first emotions, the guilt of attraction, the painful soul-searching, the disappointments or their oibservation by others - they reveal themselves to the reader, allowing us a glimpse into the explanation of their attachment to these, at times, monstrous men.

A fascinating and moving plunge into the intimacy of couples, into the soul of women who love to the point of losing their minds.

For the past 20 years, Marine Mazéas has been a journalist specializing in justice and news items. She has covered numerous cases and trials. Today she writes for Marianne. L'aimé meurtrier is her first book.